jack, i guess you are referring to steve huang's brommie yummie rides that he has been doing for the past 5 years? how is nycewheels leading it? did steve start working for you? or, are you partnering with bfold, the most professional and authoritative folding bike specialist in new york?

Smallwheeler.... I'm not sure if that's what Jack is referreing to. NYCEWheels has been doing these tours for a few years in addition to (I believe) Steve's Brommie Yummie rides.

I recalled watching this video last summer which was posted on YouTube a couple years back:

Our favorite bench, at the southern end of the Monterey Bay trail in Pacific Grove, California. The peanuts are for the local squirrels, they are very friendly and eat from your hand. The water is for us. This bench is a memorial to one of the 9/11 victims. There are always flowers and sometimes a letter from the family. It is located under q tree at the center of this picture http://goo.gl/maps/1kAJx , facing the rocks and the ocean. this is a ground level view of that location http://goo.gl/maps/8lYdD .

jack, i guess you are referring to steve huang's brommie yummie rides that he has been doing for the past 5 years? how is nycewheels leading it? did steve start working for you? or, are you partnering with bfold, the most professional and authoritative folding bike specialist in new york?

Think your reading it wrong. He means leading a tour of people around on brompton.

I like what you've done with the Birdy! looks great .. is that a dual drive? .. are you using anything to take up chain slack when you fold the wheel under?

Thanks, Bruce!

Chain slack is certainly an annoyance.. I have a Cyclopedia chain tensioner on it's way to me right now! I bought it about 10 days ago, so it should get here (hopefully) in the next couple of weeks.

Yes it's a SRAM Dual Drive with with an obnoxiously fun range of gear inches (24.5 - 132.4!) which should get me into and out of any situation relating to hills and flats with a big smile on my face. (I particularly love flying down a hill at 31mph in top gear! Such an adrenaline rush!)

Next on my list / yet to be purchased are the following items:
Alligator i-Link cables
brake levers (still deciding on brand/model)
seat post (either KCNC LightWing or maybe the carbon one that pops up on ebay frequently)
quill stem (still deciding on brand/model)
saddle (still deciding on brand/model... I already swapped out the stock Velo saddle for a WTB race saddle, but I want a lighter one)
bolts... swap as many out for titanium parts as possible
pedals (considering ditching my MKS caged pedals for Shimano SPD or Crank Bros EggBeaters)

When I got the Birdy, it was over 34 pounds. It's currently a hair under 27 pounds, and I know if can be much lighter. (One huge weight problem is my love of the hefty Dual Drive hub!)